umm people are now going to the extreme. If I wouldn’t approve of giving my kid a smartphone/android/iphone whatever, that doesn’t mean that I would be moving back to the caves or rubbing two stones to make my fire
I’d just give a very simple example. Am sure everybody here knows that research has confirmed that television or laptops PCs exposure should be avoided for babies and toddlers. The reason is very obvious. Real fast simulative images can hinder their mental development and can cause syndromes like ADHD etc. Wouldn’t it be easier for me to put Baby TV or Cbeebies on for my five month old munchkin as that would keep him glued to the screen for a good amount of time? I would probably be hit with tamaatar after that. For them at this age early learning toys and books are much much better.
Same goes for kids who are in their early teens . I have quite a few examples in my own family. When I was young, I remember playing a lot of sports outside and doing a lot of creative stuff inside. When we cousins got together, we used to make/sketch/draw/paint and do a lot more stuff together and had fun. Now I see my younger cousins and neice/nephews. Their idea of a hangout is to get in front of the TV/Nintendo/Wii etc or just watch those totally cringe-worthy violent cartoons together!
And in context of Mills' post about technology and bullying etc..these gadgets do expose the kids to such stuff. I was shocked to actually see a BBC documentary in which they highlighted the increasing amount of bullying, sexual harrassment and 'sexting' amongst kids as young as 11 years !
How can one draw a line. How many passwords, restrictions, security can a parent have on their children! Even now I remember a thread sometime ago in parenting about the OP catching their kid going on porn sites and watching dirty stuff. Would you equate that unfortunate incident all down to being the parent's fault only? I doubt that !
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I don't understand why you would make a personal attack on me when you don't know me? nor do you know my qualifications.
I don't think there are as many kids that actually have ADD/ADHD as we think there is. Only a handful perhaps that actually have a problem which needs to be treated by medication.
People don't take advice from people who aren't parents seriously anywhere.
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I don't understand why you would make a personal attack on me when you don't know me? nor do you know my qualifications.
I don't think there are as many kids that actually have ADD/ADHD as we think there is. Only a handful perhaps that actually have a problem which needs to be treated by medication.
People don't take advice from people who aren't parents seriously anywhere.
Okay, so how are you qualified to say that ADD/ADHD doesn't exist or is "a joke" as you say? Majority of hte people posting here are either parents/teachers, or at least interested in giving their opinion without attacking anyone.
My question in the last post--which if you want to take it as an attack can--have these parents ever confided in you their desire to defraud the govt? Did you give birth to or are a caretaker of these children who are in your eyes normal? Are you a social worker or work for the govt?
Most parents are rational enough to take into consideration the opinion of someone who is educated and trained to work with children, such as teachers and doctors, regardless of their own parental/nonparent status.
Okay, so how are you qualified to say that ADD/ADHD doesn't exist or is "a joke" as you say? Majority of hte people posting here are either parents/teachers, or at least interested in giving their opinion without attacking anyone.
My question in the last post--which if you want to take it as an attack can--have these parents ever confided in you their desire to defraud the govt? Did you give birth to or are a caretaker of these children who are in your eyes normal? Are you a social worker or work for the govt?
Most parents are rational enough to take into consideration the opinion of someone who is educated and trained to work with children, such as teachers and doctors, regardless of their own parental/nonparent status.
Did I say it doesn't exist? Next time why don't you read what I said and then reply to me because it is a joke when there is so many who are hypochondriacs and claim they have ADD/ADHD or say that their children has it.
Its a blatant disregard to those who actually suffer from it and shouldn't be taken lightly.
By the way I didn't attack you nor did I ask for your qualifications to justify your opinion.
So why don't you throw the same courtesy to me unless you can't accept that other people have different opinions.
That still doesn't answer my question but I'm not surprised. Carry on. :)
Why would you ever think that I would answer a personal question on an open forum is beyond me. My qualifications are none of your concern neither if I have children or not.
Not that it’s a secret but I don’t have children, nor do I have an educational background in dealing with children–however, I also have never made outrageous and disrespectful claims like you have. My opinions in this thread, like most, were based on my own experiences from when I was a kid.
If you’re going to make such wide sweeping statements–that ADD/ADHD is a joke and that most parents are just lying about it–you really should have something to back it up, which you clearly don’t since you keep throwing the same line about different opinions around. and asking what makes you qualified to make such a claim really isn’t such a personal or private matter.
have you seen the t-shirts and how much people make a mockery of it?
it is a joke when people say it lightly about any illness.
No I have not seen anything that says 'hahah, illness xyz is a joke'...I have seen people being sensitive about such topics.
This is not relevant to the thread but calling a disorder a 'joke' is a disregard to those who deal with it.That is why words should be chosen wisely and such claims should be backed up with facts..!
Just my two cents...!
Carry on with the discussion...:)
Why would you believe somebody on the internet? If you are so sure about what you believe in then you don’t need me to prove my point just like I don’t need you to prove what you think mostly because I do not care.
if you think because I won’t provide you with an explanation or facts or articles or w/e and therefor my opinion becomes void then so be it.
I don’t need to justify what I say because this is an open forum not a business conference.
huhhhh whaaaaatt, iphone bullying
you kids and this new technology
back in my time we used to bully using messenger pigeons, smoke signals and postcards.
and we liked it that way..
